Walden Pond Press

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Walden Pond Press
Parent companyHarperCollins and Walden Media
Founded2008
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationNew York City
Official websitehttp://www.harperchildrens.com http://www.walden.com/books

Walden Pond Press, established in 2008, is the co-publishing venture of film production company Walden Media and book publisher HarperCollins.[1] The venture operates as an imprint of HarperCollins Children's Books and its logo, a skipping stone on Walden Pond, is derivative of the Walden Media logo.

Background[edit]

Walden Pond Press publishes 'middle-grade classics'.[2] For example, Root Magic (published January 2021) by author Eden Royce,[3] and The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy (published October 2021) by author Anne Ursu,[4] are both in development by Walden Media.

Audience[edit]

Walden Pond Press publishes a small, targeted list of middle grade book titles every year. Notable titles include Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce (2010); The Fourth Stall by Chris Rylander (2011); Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu (2011); The Hero’s Guide series by Christopher Healy (2012-2015); Ms. Bixby’s Last Day by John David Anderson (2016); National Book Award Longlist winners The Real Boy by Anne Ursu (2013) and Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder (2017); A Boy Called Bat and sequels by Elana K. Arnold (2017-2020); York: The Shadow Cipher and sequels by Laura Ruby (2019-2021); Love Sugar Magic and sequels by Anna Meriano (2018-2020); and A Perilous Journey of Danger & Mayhem: The Dastardly Plot and sequels by Christopher Healy (2018-2020), among others.

Prior partnership[edit]

Walden Pond Press is Walden Media’s second co-publishing venture with a major US publishing house. From 2004 to 2008 Walden Media worked across all imprints at Penguin Young Readers Group, publishing the Newbery Honor-winning[5] Savvy by first-time author Ingrid Law (Dial/Walden Media), Mike Lupica’s The Comeback Kids series (Philomel/Walden Media), Lauren St. John’s The White Giraffe series (Dial/Walden Media), and Michael Reisman’s Simon Bloom series (Dutton/Walden Media), among other titles.[6][7]

Authors[edit]

The publisher has published books by authors including Paul Adam, Steven Knight, Anne Ursu, Kevin Emerson, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, John David Anderson, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Elana K. Arnold, Laura Ruby, and Laurel Snyder.[citation needed]

Walden Pond Press publishing history[edit]

Year Title Author Publication Date
2023 No One Leaves The Castle Christopher Healy August 15, 2023
2023 Conjure Island Eden Royce June 23. 2023
2023 The Greatest Kid In The World John David Anderson June 13, 2023
2023 The Witch Of Woodland Laurel Snyder May 16, 2023
2023 Harriet Spies Elana K/ Arnold February 7, 2023
2022 Homebound John David Anderson August 22, 2022
2022 The Hurricanes Of Weakerville Chris Rylander June 28, 2022
2022 Drifters Kevin Emerson May 10, 2022
2022 Just Harriet Elana K. Arnold February 1, 2022
2022 Riley's Ghost John David Anderson January 11, 2022
2021 The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy Anne Ursu October 12, 2021
2021 Stowaway John David Anderson August 3. 2021
2021 Hollow Chest Brita Sandstrom June 8, 2021
2021 The House That Wasn't There Elana K. Arnold March 30, 2021
2021 The In-Between Rebecca K.S. Ansari January 26, 2021
2021 Root Magic Eden Royce January 5, 2021
2020 A Perilous Journey Of Danger And Mayhem #3 Christopher Healy December 1, 2020
2020 York: The Map Of Stars Laura Ruby May 1, 2020
2020 One Last Shot John David Anderson May 5, 2020
2020 Love Sugar Magic: A Mixture Of Mischief Anna Meriano February 4, 2020
2019 A Perilous Journey Of Danger And Mayhem #2 Christopher Healy November 5, 2019
2019 My Jasper June Laurel Snyder September 3, 2019
2019 Two Truths And A Lie: Forces Of Nature Ammi-Joan Paquette and Laurie Ann Thompson June 25, 2019
2019 York: The Clockwork Ghost Laura Ruby May 14, 2019
2019 Finding Orion John David Anderson May 7, 2019
2019 Bat And The End Of Everything Elana K. Arnold March 26, 2019
2019 The Missing Piece of Charles O'Reilly Rebecca K.S. Ansari March 5, 2019
2019 The Shores Beyond Time Kevin Emerson February 12, 2019
2019 The Lost Girl Anne Ursu February 12, 2019
2019 Love Sugar Magic: A Sprinkle Of Spirits Anna Meriano February 5, 2019
2018 A Perilous Journey Of Danger And Mayhem #1 Christopher Healy September 25, 2018
2018 The Treasure Of Mad Doc Magee Elinor Teele August 21, 2018
2018 Two Truths And A Lie: Histories And Mysteries Ammi-JOan Paquette and Laurie Ann Thompson June 26, 2018
2018 Bat And The Waiting Game Elana K. Arnold March 27, 2018
2018 Granted John David Anderson February 13, 2018
2018 The Oceans Between Stars Kevin Emerson February 12, 2018
2018 Love Sugar Magic: A Dash Of Trouble Anna Meriano January 2, 2018
2017 The Sea Of The Dead Barry Wolverton December 12, 2017
2017 Two Truths And A Lie: It's Alive Ammi-Joan Paquette and Laurie Ann Thompson June 27, 2017
2017 Sputnik's Guide To Life On Earth Frank Cottrell Boyce June 20, 2017
2017 Orphan Island Laurel Snyder May 30, 2017
2017 York: The Shadow Cipher Laura Ruby May 16, 2017
2017 Posted John David Anderson May 2, 2017
2017 Guys Read: Heroes And Villains Jon Sciezska April 4, 2017
2017 A Boy Called Bat Elana K. Arnold March 14, 2017
2017 Last Day On Mars Kevin Emerson February 14, 2017
2016 The Dragon's Gate Barry Wolverton November 1, 2016
2016 Ms. Bixby's Last Day John David Anderson June 21, 2016
2016 The Mechanical Mind Of John Coggins Elinor Teele April 12, 2016
2016 Crisis Zero Chris Rylander February 2, 2016
2015 The Astounding Broccoli Boy Frank Cottrell Boyce September 8, 2015
2015 The Vanishing Island Barry Wolverton September 1, 2015
2015 Guys Read: Terrifying Tales Jon Scieszka September 1, 2015
2015 The Dungeoneers John David Anderson June 23, 2015
2015 Platypus Police Squad: Last Panda Standing Jarrett J. Krosoczka May 5, 2015
2015 Countdown Zero Chris Rylander February 3, 2015
2014 Guys Read: True Stories Jon Scieszka September 16, 2014
2014 Disappearance At Hangman's Creek John Thompson September 2, 2014
2014 Minion John David Anderson June 24, 2014
2014 Platypus Police Squad: The Ostrich Conspiracy Jarrett J. Krosoczka May 6, 2014
2014 The Hero's Guide To Being An Outlaw Christopher Healy April 29, 2014
2014 The Dyerville Tales M. P. Kozlowski April 22, 2014
2014 Codename Zero Chris Rylander February 4, 2014
2013 The Real Boy Anne Ursu September 24, 2013
2013 Guys Read: Other Worlds Jon Scieszka September 17, 2013
2013 Sidekicked John David Anderson June 23, 2013
2013 Platypus Police Squad: The Frog Who Croaked Jarrett J. Krosoczka May 7, 2013
2013 The Girl From Felony Bay John Thompson April 30, 2013
2013 The Hero's Guide To Storming The Castle Christopher Healy April 29, 2013
2013 The Fellowship For Alien Detection Kevin Emerson February 26, 2013
2013 The Fourth Stall Part III Chris Rylander February 5, 2013
2012 Guys Read: The Sports Pages Jon Scieszka July 10, 2012
2012 The Mask Of Destiny Richard Newsome May 15, 2012
2012 The Hero's Guide To Saving Your Kingdom Christopher Healy May 1, 2012
2012 Neversink Barry Wolverton March 27, 2012
2012 The Fourth Stall Part II Chris Rylander May 1, 2012
2011 Breadcrumbs Anne Ursu September 27, 2011
2011 Guys Read: Thriller Jon Scieszka September 20, 2011
2011 Juniper Berry M.P. Kozlowski April 26, 2011
2011 The Fourth Stall Chris Rylander February 8, 2011
2010 Guys Read: Funny Business Jon Scieszka September 21, 2010
2010 The Last Words Of Will Wolfkin Steven Knight May 25, 2010
2010 The Billionaire's Curse Richard Newsome May 18, 2010
2010 Cosmic Frank Cottrell Boyce January 19, 2010

References[edit]

  1. ^ Getlin, Josh."Maker of Children's Films Gets Into the Book Business", The Los Angeles Times, May 13, 2008, accessed March 2, 2011.
  2. ^ "Childrens – HarperCollins". www.harpercollins.com. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  3. ^ "Childrens – HarperCollins". www.harpercollins.com. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  4. ^ "Childrens – HarperCollins". www.harpercollins.com. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  5. ^ Newbery Honor Books
  6. ^ "Penguin Young Reader's Group and Walden Media Set Multi-Year Publishing, Film and Television Joint Venture", PR Newsire, March 27, 2006, accessed March 2, 2011.
  7. ^ Springen, Karen. "Walden Media Moves Into the Future", Publishers Weekly, February 19, 2009, accessed March 2, 2011.

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